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Assistant Headteacher - Full-time

Beyond Trust

  • Ref:KCC-F22-6-L
  • Posted:13/05/2024
  • Pay:Leadership Pay Scale 11-15
  • Start Date:September
  • App Close Date:20/05/2024 at 15:00
  • Interviews:ASAP

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Assistant Headteacher

Walderslade and Greenacre Schools Partnership

Salary: Leadership Pay Scale 11-15 (£60,488 - £66,628)

Hours: Full time, Permanent

Required: September 2024

We are looking to appoint an inspirational Assistant Headteacher to join our Senior Leadership team. If you are looking to join a dedicated team that will welcome your ideas to engage our students, we would like to hear from you!

The successful applicant will be an existing senior leader or an ambitious middle leader looking to progress into Senior Leadership and make a significant contribution to our school. With a successful track record of teaching and working as a middle or senior leader, you should have experience of leading change and initiating and implementing improvements in teaching and learning. You will develop the student experience and create great learning in the classroom, looking to drive excellence whilst working with an enthusiastic and energetic team of leaders and staff who are highly committed to the students.

Key Responsibilities:

  • To support the Headteacher in the strategic leadership and management of the school
  • To ensure high-quality teaching and learning and student progress
  • To support the Headteacher in developing and implementing school improvement plan and policies

Requirements:

  • Qualified teacher status or equivalent
  • Experience as a senior leader in a secondary school
  • Strong leadership and management skills
  • A proven track record of improving student outcomes
  • The ability to motivate and inspire staff and students
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

The Trust believes in the importance of core values that support our staff’s well-being and growth. We want our staff to have a good balance between work and life, receive recognition and praise for their efforts, and feel empowered to make decisions. As a member of the Trust, you will also have the opportunities to collaborate with other staff across our primary and secondary settings. We value teamwork and believe that working together can bring about positive changes within our school community.

Amongst the many benefits of working for us you will receive:

  • Trust values
  • Free Private Healthcare Cover
  • Care First – Employee Assistance Programme
  • Personal development and promotion opportunities across the Trust
  • Trust wide focus on staff wellbeing
  • A supportive environment
  • Free Flu Vaccination
  • Flexible working
  • Timetabled and purposeful CPD
  • Subsidised Gym Membership
  • Secure car parking
  • Laptop and technical support
  • Access to the National College*

*The National College provides engaging CPD in a high-quality video format on the latest practice, policy and research, working with some of the leading experts in education.

Closing Date: 20th May 2024. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Information about the trust

The Trust have developed a set of core values for staff which are promoted and encouraged. The values help to ensure staff have a healthy work-life balance, are recognised and praised for their work, and are empowered to make decisions.

We are also dedicated to ensuring the safety and protection of all individuals under its care. This commitment to safeguarding is shared by all academies within the Trust, as we strive to promote the welfare of our pupils. We require all staff and volunteers to uphold this commitment, and we therefore implement a thorough recruitment process across all academies that aligns with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines. This process includes conducting online checks on shortlisted candidates and all employment offers are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references and where applicable a prohibition from teaching check.

The Trust is also committed to promoting equality and diversity in all aspects of school life. We believe that everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age or any other characteristic. We celebrate the diversity of our school community and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, safe and able to achieve their full potential. We believe that this approach not only supports our students to achieve their best, but also prepares them for life in a diverse and interconnected world. If you share our commitment to equality and diversity, we welcome your application to join our team.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:HR Manager
  • Address:Fort Pitt Grammar School,
    Chatham,
    Kent,
    ME4 6TJ
  • Telephone: 01634 861596
  • Email: hr@sflt.org.uk

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.